City considering annual recycling fee to offset revenue losses

9:01 AM,
Sep. 28, 2013

Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff wants to propose a $20-$25 recycling fee on property owners to cover a shortfall in the recycling operations budget due to reduced reimbursement for recyclables and a decline in recycling volumes. Crew were picking up on the northside of Oshkosh recently.

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Oshkosh residents may have to pay a $25 annual recycling fee the city seeks to offset the loss of state aid and declining reimbursements for recycled materials.

Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff said state aid and grants to fund recycling programs have been slashed in recent state budgets, leaving the city no choice but to subsidize the recycling program with $440,000 in city funds - either property taxes, a fee or a combination of the two.

Rohloff said he plans to propose the fee to the Oshkosh Common Council as one option to increase recycling revenues as part of the city's 2014 budget. He said a ...